If you are 70 1/2 and older, you can donate up to $100,000 tax free from your IRA and satisfy your required minimum distribution.

Bequests

Provide for a future gift to the BSC by including a bequest in your will, living trust, or testamentary trust.

Retirement Plan

Name the BSC as a beneficiary on your IRA, 401(k), or other qualified plan.

Charitable Gift Annuity with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Enjoy income for life, charitable deduction, favorable capital gains tax treatment, and no estate tax with a charitable gift annuity managed by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Charitable Lead Trust

Create a trust that makes annual payments to the BSC for a specified period. When the trust terminates, the remaining principal is paid to your heirs.

Life Insurance

Leverage your donations to the BSC by donating ownership of a life insurance policy to the BSC. We will receive the premium notices, and you will make annual tax-deductible donations to offset our payments.

You can also name the BSC the irrevocable owner and beneficiary of a paid-up life insurance policy on your life. You will receive an immediate charitable deduction for your gift. It will be the lesser of the policy's fair market value or the total of your net premium payments.

Or, simply name the BSC as a beneficiary on your life insurance policy, reducing your taxable estate.

Real Property

Make a substantial gift to the BSC through a transfer of residential, commercial, or undeveloped real estate. If you transfer the property subject to a life estate, you can continue to live in the property while you pay for taxes, insurance, and maintenance.

Join the BSC Legacy Society

Members of this society are those who have pledged to name the BSC in their estate plans. By informing the BSC of your legacy gift you help us prepare for the future. Equally important, you also give us the chance to thank you for your generosity.